Composite garment



March 9,1937.

J. SIEGEL COMPOSITE GARMENT Filed April 10, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 "aan .3.

ATTORN EYS March 9, 1937. J. 'slEGl-:L

COMPOSITE GARMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 10, 1936 INVENTOR .Jose/ah Jz'eye ,BY 68m, MMI JM A M ATTORNEYS March 9, 1937. J. slEGl-:L 2,073,230

COMPOSITE GARMENT Filed April 1o, 1956 s sheets-sheet 5 INVENTOR se/Uh, ,5225963 Y ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 9, 1.937

UNITED vSTATES COMPOSITE GARMENT Joseph Siegel, New York, N. Y. Application April 10, 1936, Serial No. 73,608

^ 14 Claims.

My present invention relates to improvements in 'garments and more particularly to the provision of a pair of garments which may be worn singly or may be removably secured together to provide a third garment.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide removable linings for mens overcoats, these linings being detachably connected to the coat in cold weather and being readily removable to provide a light weight top coat in warmer weather. The linings when removable serve no useful purpose. Such linings, furthermore, have been for the most part of the sleeveless type which served to keep the body of the wearer warm without providing adequate protection for the arms.

In accordance with one feature of the present invention I propose to provide a detachable lining of this type which may be conveniently attached to the inside of an overcoat and which,

upon removal from the coat, is capable of serving as a separate wearable garment of substantially conventional appearance. embodiment of the invention the lining when removed serves as a bathrobe or lounging robe.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a separate garment member suitable for use as a lining and so cooperating with the overcoat that the securing means between the lining and the coat are entirely concealed when the lining has been removed from the coat and is in use as a robe, the securing means are again completely concealed.

Inasmuch as I prefer to utilize a line of metallic teeth on the lining and a line of metallic teeth on the coat and to secure the lining to the coat by a conventional slide fastener for such interengaging lines of teeth it is important that the body of the wearer of the bathrobe should be 40 protected from the teeth when the convertible bathrobe and lining is worn as a robe.

My present invention involves a construction in which the teeth are not only concealed from view when the device is used either as a bathrobe 5 or as a Vcoat lining but in which suitable means is provided for automatically covering the teeth when the convertible garment is used as 'a' robe and preventing any contact thereof. with the body of the wearer.

When my improved convertible garment is employed as a lining for a coat the appearance of the coat is entirely conventional and in addition to lining the body portion of the coat the sleeves of the robe line the sleeves of the coat and pro- In a preferred f element which may be used as a coat lining or a.

bathrobe is to be understood that it is within the scope of. the invention to provide an overcoat Y lining which could be converted into various other types of garments, such for instance, as smoking jackets, raincoats. etc.

. Many of .the advantages of the invention'wlll become more fully apparent fro'm the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of an overcoat with my improved lining in place, the coat being open to expose the lining and parts of. the coat being broken away for the sake of clearness. This view also illustrates the manner in which the lining may be removed from the coat. I y

Fig. 2 is a considerably enlarged transverse sectional view on the line 2'-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 31s a similar view with the lining detached.

Fig. 4 is a view taken .on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the lining detached.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail through the cuil! portion of the coat with the lining in place. This view being taken approximately on the line 6 6 of Fig. 13.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the inside of the bathrobe when the latter has been removed, certain portions of the robe being broken away and other portions being folded back to more clearly disclose the construction.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional detail on the lines 8-8 of Fig. '7.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but showing the covering ap for the metal teeth folded back to expose them for engagement with the teeth carried by the coat.

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail on the line I il-I 0 of Fig. '7.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 but showing the shawl collar of the bathrobe rolled back.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged perspective detail of the lapel portion of the coat.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the overcoat in position upon the wearer.

Fig. 14 is a similarview showing the bathrobe in use.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged detail through the bathy robe cuff taken on the line IB-IB of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view illustrating the collar portion of a. slightly modified bathrobe and interlining.

Fig. 17 is a sectional view on the line |1|1 of l trating the relationship of the bathrobe collar portion to an overcoat when the interlining is in place in the coat.

Referring with more particularity to the drawings I have used the reference numeral 20 to inl dicate the body of an overcoat. This coat may be of entirely conventional external appearance and of substantially conventional appearance when viewed from the inside. I prefer that the inside facings 2| be of slightly less width than usual in order to assist in providing room for the accommodation of an interlining 22 of substantial width.

The facing 2| cooperates with the body of the overcoat to provide a concealed inwardly facing pocket or channel 23 whichextends from one lower corner of the coat around the collar portion thereof and down to the other corner of the coat. Secured and concealed within this pocket or channel 23 is a strip of iiexible material 24 carrying one set of metallic teeth 25 of the Zipper type. The teeth 25 are adapted to cooperate with corresponding teeth 26 carried by a strip 21 which is sewed to theA body portion 22 of the interlining. A slide fastener element 28 permanently attached to :the interlining is operable to effect interengagement of the two teeth sets 25 and 26 throughout the full length of the channel or pocket 23 and the intermeshed teeth will be protected and concealed by the inwardly extending ilap of the facing so that the interlining will present a substantially conventional appearance when in position within the coat. o

The strip 21 is not sewed to the extreme edge of the interlining but the interlining is folded back to provide a flap 29 and the strip 21 is sewed to the interlining closely adjacent the fold where this ap turns back. A strip of material 30 slightly wider than the Zipper strip 21 is secured to the flap 29 along a line somewhat inwardly of the fold line of the flap.

Figs. 2, 8, and 9 illustrate the manner in which the flap 29 and strip 30 function whenthe lining is in place and when the lining has been removed. It will be observed in Figs. 2 and 8 that when the interlining is in place in the coat the flap 29 lies between the body 22 of the interlining and the coat and the strip 3U extends into the channel 23 lying between the interlocked Zipper teeth and the body of the coat. When the lining is removed from the coat, however, the flap 29 folds over in the manner illustrated in Fig. 9 to afford an extension of the coat body and the strip 30 turning inwardly completely conceals the Zipper teeth 26 as well as the strip 21 which carries them. Thus when the lining is removed and worn as a robe the strip 30 intervenes between the strip 21 and the body oi' the wearer, not only concealing the teeth of the seam but preventing any contact thereof of the body of the wearer;

It will be observed that if a narrow facing is used the additional Width provided by the flaps 29 will permit the robe when fully opened to completely encircle the body of the wearer and provide overlapping edges which may be secured together by one or more separable fastening devices, such for instance, as a button 3| carried by one of the iiaps 29 and cooperating with a corresponding buttonhole in the opposite flap.

It is desirable not only to provide a collar 32 for the coat but to arrange this collar in such a fashion that the Zipper" teeth in the region of the collar cannot contact the body of the wearer when the robe is worn. Where a shawl collar such as that illustrated in Fig. 14 for instance is desired a problem is presented due to the fact that the collar must be so attached to the body of the coat as to fold in one direction whereas the flap 29 must be so attached as to fold in the opposite direction when the robe is worn and at the same time the line of Zipper teeth must be uninterrupted.

I have solved this problem by the provision of a split lapel structure, the upper portion of the lapel being formed by the collar proper and the lower portion 33 by the turned back upper edges of the flaps 29. The collar is unattached to the body of the coat near its extreme lower ends to aiord tabs or flaps 32* which will overlap the lapel-forming portions 33 of the flaps 29. Above the point where the flaps 29 terminate the collar 32 is sewn to the inside of the interlining 22 by a line of stitching 34, which line of stitching may, if desired, assist in securing the Zipper" strip 21 in place. Y

When the interlining is in place within the coat the collar 32 lies against the inner face of the interlining so as not to interfere with the application of the Zipper strip. This collar may be held down flatly by the provision of snap fasteners or equivalent devices 35 carried by the collar and by the body of the interlining respectively. When the interlining is removed andused as a robe and the collar 32 folds over the edge of the Zipper" strip from the position of Fig. 10 to the position of Fig. 11, the collar itself serving to conceal the Zipper strip and the latter strip serving, if desired, as a stand for the collar. As the collar is swung from this position of Fig. 10 to the position of Fig. 11 flaps 32 will overlap. to some extent the lapel forming portions 33 of the flaps 29 and give the split lapel eiect illustrated in Fig. 14.

One objection to the use of removable overcoat interlinings has been their failure to provide adequate protection against cold i'or the arms of the wearer. By my present invention this is overcome since the robe forming interlining is provided with sleeves 36 which lie within the sleeve 31 of the overcoat. Preferably the sleeves of the robe are formed with turned back cuffs 38 which serve to conceal snap fastener elements 39 when the robe is removed from the coat. When the robe is used as an interlining, however, the cuffs 38 may be turned down to permit yengagement of the fastener elements 39 with corresponding elements 40 secured within the overcoat sleeves in the region of the cuffs of the latter. Fig. 6 shows the robe sleeve snapped in position in the c'oat sleeve' and Fig. 15 shows the cuir of the robe sleeve when the robe has been removed from the coat.- The possibility of the robe sleeve becoming displaced from the coat sleeve during normal use of the overcoat is quite, remote but I prefer to use some means of attachment between the two sleeves to avoid any possible danger of the interlining sleeves slipping out of position when removing the overcoat from a velvet jacket or other unusual type material which creates a great deal of friction between itself and the interlining sleeve.

In Figs. 16 to 19 inclusive I have illustrated 5 another type of collar for the robe. Here the collar employed is not of the shawl type but is in the form of comparatively narrow strip of collar forming material which ail'ords a standup collar. This collar is formed of two separate l strips 40 and 4I secured by a line of stitching 42 to the edge of the body portion 22 of the robe. The strip 40 is slightly wider than the -strip 4I and is provided with an inwardly turned flap 42 which lies between the strips 40 and 4|. The l Zipper strip 2l in this case is sewed to the free edge of the collar forming strip 4I and the edge of the collar forming strip 40 with its inwardly turned flap extends outwardly beyond the "Zipper and is adapted to lie in the groove or channel 23. l 1

Fig. 17 shows the position of the collar member when the robe is to be applied as an interlining for an overcoat and Fig. 19 shows this interlining in applied position. Obviously when the robe is removed from the coat the teeth of the strip 21 would directly contact the neck of the wearer but to prevent this the flap 43 is pulled outwardly and dropped into positionbetween the strip 2l and the neck of the wearer.

This is illustrated in Fig. 18 with the strip 4l lying between the strip 40 and its attached flap 43. In order to secure the strips in this position cooperating snap fastener elements 44 may be employed on the inner side of the strip 21 and the inner face of the flap 43.

In order to simplify the illustration" of the invention I have omitted certain conventional details such for instance as the showing of the silk facing in the shoulder portion of the interlining and the showing oi conventional collar stands,

piping, etc., inthe coat and the robe. Suffice it to say that with the interlining removed the coat presents the standard appearance of a light weight overcoat. The robe itself is completely 45 tailored inside and out so that -when it is used as an interlining the standard appearance of the overcoat is preserved and when it is used as a robe the standard appearance of the robe is preserved. Such additional features as pockets in the robe, etc., may, of course, be provided if desired.

The entire construction is so designed that with the interlining in position the coat will not be bulky or bulgy. The flat metal seam contributes materially to this result and the turned back flaps 29 only occupy a space which would normally be occupied by extending the facings of the overcoat further inwardly so that there is substantially no increased bulk at that point.

im As above suggested I have illustrated and described the interlining as suitable for use as a bathrobe or lounging robe. It is within the spirit of the invention to provide any two coat like garments capable of individual use and so designed they will also be capable of assembly with one garment serving as an interlining for the other.

I claim, l. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having a facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of the coat to provide an inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second coat-like garment adapted -to serve as a removble interlining for the coat, said garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment, that portion of the second garment between the last mentionedstrip and the garment edge constituting a flap of width greater than the depth of the channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked.

2. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having a facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of the coat to provide a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to dene part of a metallic seam, a second coatlike garment adaptedto serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, that portion of the interlining garment between the last mentioned strip and the garment edge constituting a flap of width greater than the depthofthe channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked, said flap portion carrying a second strip of material adapted to lie in the channel of the overcoat when the garment is used as an interlining and adapted to conceal the tooth carrying strip of the garment whensaid interlining garment is removed from the coat.

3. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat. a continuous inwardly opening channel. a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a bathrobe adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said bathrobe having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof,V that portion of the bathrobe between the last mentioned strip and the bathrobe edge constituting a flap of width greater than the depth of the channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the' bathrobe when the two sets of teeth are interlocked.

4. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a bathrobe adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said bathrobe having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, that portion of the bathrobe between the last mentioned strip and the bathrobe edge constituting a flap to be folded inwardly between the body of lthe coat proper and the body of the bathrobe when the two sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operative to conceal the tooth carrying strip of the bathrobe when said robe is removed from the coat.

5. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to denne part of a metallic seam, a bathrobe adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat. said bathrobe having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly ofV the edges thereof, that portion of 5 the bathrobe between the strip and the bathrobe edge constituting a flap to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the bathrobe when the two sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operative to conceal the l tooth carrying strip of the bathrobe when said robe is removed from the coat, comprising a strip of material sewed to the flap adapted to lie in the channel when the robe is used as an interlining and to cooperate with the body of the robe l to afford a concealing channel for the tooth carrying strip of the robe when the latter is removed from the coat.

6. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having a facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of the coat to provide a continuous inwardly opening channel, a second coat-like garment adapted to4 serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment and said coat having complementary detachable securing devices concealed by said channel, that portion of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting a flap of width greater than the depth of the channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the garment when the securing devices are connected together.

7. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having a facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of the coat to provide a continuous inwardly opening channel, A a second coat-like garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment and said coat having complementary detachable securing devices concealed by said channel, that portion of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting a flap to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the securing devices are connected together, a collar for the interlining garment shiftable to expose certain of the securing devices for engagement with those of the coat when the garment is used as an interlining or to conceal them when the interlining garment is removed from the coat.

8. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having a facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of the coat to l provide a continuousinwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second coat- .like garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto in- `wardly of the edges thereof, that portion of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting a flap to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked, said flaps carrying cooperating securing devices for coaction when the interlining garment is removed from the coat.

9. A composite garment of the class described u including an overcoat having a narrow facing on the inside thereof following the edges of the coat, said facing cooperating with the body of th coat to provide a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second robe-like garment adapted to serve as a re.- movable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto for coaction with the tooth carrying strip of the coat, and a ap carried by the interlining garment adapted to lie in the channel of the overcoat when the garment is used as an interlining and adapted to conceal the tooth carrying strip of the interlining garment when the latter is removed from the coat.

10. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof closely following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of ilexible material concealed within the and extending the full length of the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to dei-lne part of a metallic seam, a second garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat and including a collar portion, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, the portions of the interlining garment between the strip and the garment edge constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment whenthe two sets of teeth are interlocked and adapted to be connected together to close the interlining garment when the latter is worn separately.

ll. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereofclosely following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within and extending the full length of the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat and including a collar portion, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, the portions of the interlining garment between the strip and the garment edge constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked and adapted to be connected together to close the interlining garment when the latter is worn separately, said collar portion being folded down against the inside of interlining when the latter is in place in the coat and being foldable over the tooth carrying strip of the interlining to conceal the teeth when the interlining is worn as a separate garment.

12. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof closely following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within and extending the full length of the channel and having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat and including a collar portion, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed .thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, those portions of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked and adapted to be connected together to close the interlining garment when the latter is worn separately, said collar portion extending beyond the tooth carrying strip and lying partly in the channel when the interlining is in place and including a foldable ap to conceal and prevent bodily contact with the teeth of the interlining garment when the latter is worn alone. 13. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof closely following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly lopening channel, a strip of flexible material concealed within and extending the full length of the channel and` having a plurality of teeth adapted to define part of a metallic seam, a second garment adapted to serve as a removable interlining for the coat and including a collar portion, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, those portions of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting naps to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlining garment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked and adapted to be connected together to close the interlining garment when the latter is worn separately, said collar portion being folded down against the inside of interlining when the latter is in place in the coat and being foldable over the tooth carrying strip of the interlining to conceal the teeth when the interlining is worn as a separate interlining garment, said flap portions carrying strips of material adapted to lie in the channel of the overcoat when the interlining garment is used as an interlining and adapted to lie'between the tooth carrying strip of the garment and the body of the wearer when said interlining garment is removed from the coat and wornvalone. 14. A composite garment of the classdescribed including an overcoat having at the inside thereof closely following the edges of the coat, a continuous inwardly opening channel, a strip of ilexible material concealed within and extending the full length of the channel and having' a plurality of teeth adapted to define part ,of a metallic seam, a second garment adapted t0 serve as a removable interlining for the, coat and including a collar portion, said interlining garment having a tooth carrying strip sewed thereto inwardly of the edges thereof, those portions of the interlining garment between the strip and the interlining garment edge constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the coat proper and the body of the interlininggarment when the two sets of teeth are interlocked and adapted to be connected together to close the interlining garment when the latter is worn separately, said collar portion extending beyond the tooth carrying strip and lying partly in the channel when the interlining is in place and including a foldable ap to conceal and prevent bodily contact with the teeth of the interlining garment when the latter is worn alone. said flap portions carrying strips of material adapted to lie in the channel of the overcoat when the interlining garment is used as an interlining and adapted to lie betweenV the tooth carrying strip of the interlining garment and the body of the wearer when said interlining garment is removed from the coat and worn alone.

JOSEPH SIEGEL. 

